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NME magazine chatroom! It's no longer there now... :(

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31 Dec 2003 MARRIED
26 Jan 2004 Filed I130; 23 May 2005 Received Visa
30 Jun 2005 Arrived at Chicago POE
02 Apr 2007 Filed I751; 22 May 2008 Received 10-yr green card
14 Jul 2012 Citizenship Oath Ceremony

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Well I met my better half when I was teaching dancing in Texas. I used to teach her and it was Ballroom, latin and country for adults.

July 26th 2006 Took a trip to Texas !!!

Aug ???? 2006 Saw a Pretty Lady (Kristy of course)

Apr 10th 2007 After talking to lawyers and lots of tears returned home

May ??? 2007 Kristy go's in hospital for op

Jun 11th 2007 129F Paperwork sent

Jun 25th 2007 At last got NOA1 !!!

Jun 27th 2007 Touched

Jun 15th 2007 Its my Birthday Yea!!!

Aug 1st 2007 Kristy coming to see me !!!

Aug 11th Kristy went home :(

Oct 26th 2007 We've had our first touch !!!

Oct 31th 2007 Yes we've been touched Yet again !!!

Oct 31st Kristy coming to see Me yea !!!

Nov 1th 2007 Another touch is today the day!!!

Nov 2nd 2007 Another touch Now I'm getting Worried :(

Nov 7th Kristy Had to go home :(

Nov 7th no touches or update's since the 2nd and now A RFE !!! :((

Dec 14th 2007 At last NOA 2 !!! :))

Jan 15th 2008 paperwork landed at NVC

Jan 16th 2008 on itw way to london !!!

Jan 22nd 2008 recieve by the embassy

Jan 28th 2008 Oh my !!! panic packet 3 on my door step

Jan 29th 2008 Back in the post next day delivery !!!

Feb 4th 2008 Medical in london

Feb 25th 2008 interview at embassy Approved !!!

Mar 5th 2008 Flying Home !!!

April 5th 2008 Getting Married !!!

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Well I met my better half when I was teaching dancing in Texas. I used to teach her and it was Ballroom, latin and country for adults.

I've always heard that the only reason guys take dance lessons is to meet women haha. Although you must have some natural talent and ambition to teach!

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I live in Ontario, Canada, and my boyfriend is in Michigan. We are both involved in a pistol shooting sport. He came up to Ontario for a major match, and thats where we met (although we never really did get introduced!).

I went down to Michigan a couple months later, for a match there, and saw him again. After that match, we started talking, and here we are now.

I'm absolutley loving it. :content:

8/2/2021:  Mailed N-400

8/4/2021: N-400 received

8/6/2021:  Biometrics to be reused
3/15/2022:  Interview (successful)

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: England
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Debs and I met in a "20 somethings" Yahoo chat room in 2001. It was totally random, infact she had just left the room when I joined. 5 seconds later and we might never have met. Her username (luv2teach77) was the only reason I messaged her (I was born in 1977 too). We hit it off straight away and the rest, as they say, is history. We will celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary on April 29th and couldn't be happier with the hand that fate dealt us !! :)

Our Full Timeline From K-1 Application through to Receiving my Green Card

Timeline Summary

11/30/2007 - I-751 Mailed to Nebraska

12/28/2007 - NOA Received (application has been forwarded to California)

01/09/2008 - Biometrics taken in St. Louis

03/27/2008 - I-751 Approved, 10 Yr Greencard in the mail !!

12/20/2016 - N-400 mailed to Phoenix lockbox

01/17/2017 - NOA Received

01/25/2017 - Attended biometrics in St. Louis

09/29/2017 - Received I-797C notice dated 09/27/17.  Interview Scheduled for November 6th @ 8am

11/06/2017 - N400 interview in St. Louis.  Approved !!:jest:

02/05/2018 - Notice of Oath Ceremony date received.  March 1st, 2018 @ 8.30am

 

"Though miles once lay between us, we were never far apart, for true love doesn't count the miles, it's measured by the heart"

Check out our website - "Our Journey Together"

View Our Online Photo Albums - "Mark and Debs' Webshots Albums"

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Scotland
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:P :P bryan and i met in an online dating chatroom called PLENTY OF FISH..... Best catch of my day..... and life...

I have relatives who live in rochester NY so i had a look to see who I thought looked cute and had some interesting things to say about themself. Saw his pic, emailed him.. he emailed back sayin "do you know i live in rochester USA not England???? " "emm aye dafty I do......"

ended up sayin I DO on sept 17th 2007 :dance: The age of technology is great. :star:

2007-10-23...mailed AOS EAD AP

2007-10-29...finally arrived in chicago

2007-11-02...NOA1 notice date

2007-11-23...the dreaded RFE comes...dated Nov 19th

2007-11-24...returned RFE by USPS

2007-11-29...biometrics in buffalo

2007-11-29...touched

2007-12-18...mailed another copy of RFE, delivery confirmation.. just in case they did'nt get first one

2007-12-29...email stating transfer to CSC woohoo

2008-01-02...AOS touched

2008-01-09...AOS touched..stating transfer and pending at CSC.

2008-01-10...AOS touched

2008-01-11...AOS touched

2008-01-11...EAD touched..stating card production ordered... woohoo.

2008-01-11...AP touched

2008-01-16...AP approved

2008-01-18...EAD touch... stating card production ordered..AGAIN

2008-01-22...EAD touch... stating card sent

2008-01-22...EAD and AP delivered by mailman yeaha....

2008-04-08...Infopass appointment......then by magic... GREEN CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED....am i dreaming???

2008-04-14... Received WELCOME TO AMERICA letter

2008-04-15...Received my GREENCARD.... wooohoooo

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE... THANK YOU LORD..

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:P :P bryan and i met in an online dating chatroom called PLENTY OF FISH

:lol:

Fantastic name.

Stu

K1:

(See timeline)

AOS:

(See timeline)

ROC:

11-8-10 - ROC file sent

11-10-10 - CSC received file

11-10-10 - NOA1 date

11-15-10 - Check cashed

12-11-10 - Received biometrics letter

12-22-10 - Biometrics appointment (have to reschedule)

1-12-11 - Biometrics appointment (rescheduled appointment)

3-3-11 - Approved!

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:P :P bryan and i met in an online dating chatroom called PLENTY OF FISH

:lol:

Fantastic name.

Stu

:thumbs: :thumbs: aye.. and the best thing was.. it was FREE.... :thumbs:

2007-10-23...mailed AOS EAD AP

2007-10-29...finally arrived in chicago

2007-11-02...NOA1 notice date

2007-11-23...the dreaded RFE comes...dated Nov 19th

2007-11-24...returned RFE by USPS

2007-11-29...biometrics in buffalo

2007-11-29...touched

2007-12-18...mailed another copy of RFE, delivery confirmation.. just in case they did'nt get first one

2007-12-29...email stating transfer to CSC woohoo

2008-01-02...AOS touched

2008-01-09...AOS touched..stating transfer and pending at CSC.

2008-01-10...AOS touched

2008-01-11...AOS touched

2008-01-11...EAD touched..stating card production ordered... woohoo.

2008-01-11...AP touched

2008-01-16...AP approved

2008-01-18...EAD touch... stating card production ordered..AGAIN

2008-01-22...EAD touch... stating card sent

2008-01-22...EAD and AP delivered by mailman yeaha....

2008-04-08...Infopass appointment......then by magic... GREEN CARD PRODUCTION ORDERED....am i dreaming???

2008-04-14... Received WELCOME TO AMERICA letter

2008-04-15...Received my GREENCARD.... wooohoooo

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE... THANK YOU LORD..

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His choir was touring the East Coast and I read about the concert online ... I was more or less unemployed at the time and was going to anything that would get me out of the house, and the concert was only like 15 minutes from my house. Then it turned out all the physical publicity materials for that concert had gotten lost in the mail, so there were only like 6 people there. They (the choir) invited my friend and me to go out to dinner with them afterwards. He spent the meal hitting on my friend and his flatmate spent it hitting on me.

He'd already started considering looking into a temp work visa (J-1) for the US because he wasn't getting anywhere in his field (music administration) in Britain--one of those things where you need experience to get a job, but you can't get experience because no one will hire you. And again coincidentally, the company that ended up hiring him for the J-1 internship was really near my house also (out of like 6 cities he'd looked in).

We ended up getting married rather unexpectedly while he was here on the J1.

Bethany (NJ, USA) & Gareth (Scotland, UK)

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01 Nov 2007: N-400 FedEx'd to TSC

05 Nov 2007: NOA-1 Date

28 Dec 2007: Check cashed

05 Jan 2008: NOA-1 Received

02 Feb 2008: Biometrics notice received

23 Feb 2008: Biometrics at Albuquerque ASC

12 Jun 2008: Interview letter received

12 Aug 2008: Interview at Albuquerque DO--PASSED!

15 Aug 2008: Oath Ceremony

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: United Kingdom
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We met in a chatroom.

I was going through a really messy divorce from a violent/abusive marriage and went in the chatroom out of curiosity in Nov 2005. I wasn't looking for a relationship. Randy had just lost his job and went in the chatroom out of curiosity. I nearly never went back, some of the men in there really scared me. Randy was different, something really attracted me to him. We swapped email and MSN addressess after chatting in the room a few times, the rest is history. I move to the USA March 13th and our wedding is booked for April 22nd.

 

K1

02/09/2007 I-129F Petition received at Nebraska SC

09/11/2007 Medical scheduled at 10.30am

01/14/2008 Interview at 9.30am Approved

03/13/2008 POE

04/22/2008 Wedding

AOS

05/23/2008 Filed for AOS, EAD and AP.           

09/08/2008 EAD card received.                         

09/15/2008 AP received.                                    

11/25/2008 Card production ordered

Removal of Conditions

10/22/2010 Filed for Removal of Conditions

12/18/2010 Green Card received

 

Naturalization

11/21/2016 Mailed N400 Naturalization application

11/29/2016 Application received

12/02/2016 NOA1

12/30/2016 Biometrics

01/04/2017 In line for interview

02/09/2017 Received interview letter

03/16/2017 Interview in St Paul, Mn - PASSED!!

03/16/2017 Same day Oath Ceremony

 

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We met in the Yahoo chatroom for "30's Romance". It was his first time he tried the chat rooms and went into an American one because he finds Americans very friendly. I would go into chat rooms when I was bored... but it was usually Florida based chat rooms. I was bored with them and just went into the general nationwide 30's romance chatroom.

He IMed me after he found out that I lived in Florida (and he had worked on a cruise ship that used a few Florida ports in the past). We started chatting and just clicked. We have pretty much been in touch everyday since that first meeting.

Lisa

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4/8/2006 - Met online (Lisa in Orlando, Spencer in London)

10/1/2006 - Met in person (Orlando, Key West, Georgia, St.Maarten, St. Thomas and Nassau 10/1-23/2006)

10/18/2006 - Got engaged (somewhere between St. Maarten and Florida)

10/23/2006 - Sent I-129F

10/30/2006 - TSC received I-129F

11/3/2006 - NOA1

11/8/2006 - Touched

11/18/2006 - I-129F was sent to CSC

1/14/2007 - Lisa goes to London & Tenerife to see Spence 1/14-28/2007

1/26/2007 - NOA2 approval!

1/28/2007 - Touched

2/14/2007 - Packet 3 arrived

2/21/2007 - Packet 3 sent

3/01/2007 - packet 4 arrived

3/14/2007 - Medical

3/28/2007 - Interview - APPROVED!

5/4/2007 - POE - Orlando, FL

5/18/2007 - Wedding Day!

5/21/2007 - Apply for SSN

5/29/2007 - Receive SSN in mail

6/27/2007 - Received FL Drivers License!

AOS

6/6/2007 - Mail in packet

6/13/2007 - Received in Chicago

7/20/2007 - Tfr to California

9/28/2007 - APPROVED!!!!!

EAD

6/6/2007 - Mail in packet

6/13/2007 - Received in Chicago

6/28/2007 - Moved to MSC

9/4/2007 - Received the EAD in mail as a surprise!

AP

6/6/2007 - Mail in packet

6/13/2007 - Received in Chicago

6/28/2007 - Moved to MSC

8/29/2007 - Received the AP

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Met in an online word game.

We were both regulars there, although she was a more recent regular than I.

Eventually we started messaging. Don't need to do that any more. :)

Colin

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